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SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, NOAH P. HOLMES, of Indianapolis, Marionf county,State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful improvement ontheiApparatus for Preserving Milk which was allowed to ine on September4,' 1866; and do hereby declare that thc following is a, full, clear,and exact description of the saine, v reference boing had to theaccompanying (.lrawings, making part of the same, andto the letters ofreference marked thcron,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view. i Figure 2, a. section. Figure3, a top view; andA :Figuresi` 4and 5, cross-sections. A My inventionconsists in making four or more partitions in the round space betweenthe outsideice-cbamber, 6, andthe central ice-cylinder, 8, and placingthese partitions, either stationary or movable, aronnil'tli-e cylinder,i3 It also consists in dividing the space from top to bottom of my milkcan into two or more apartments and using the lower one for preservingmilk, and the upper 4one or ones fiorkeepi'ng meat ,and other articles.Thesejpartitions may be stationary or movable.

In combination with the external and internal ice-chambers, 6 and` 8, Iclaim the use of horizontal partitions for the subdivision of thepreserving-chamber into compartments for various uses, the entireapparatus being constructed substantially in the manner and for thepurpose set forth. Y i I NOAH P. HOLMES.

Witnessem v JNO. S. SMITHMYER, WM. SULLIVAN.

